Fool

Every day
I heard how much you love me
Then you'd tell
One more unlikely story
I bought nearly every far-fetched fable

So much work
I've known love could sometimes be
You always found
Some crime for which you'd try me
I just wished we'd find some place more stable

Chorus:
I won't deny I chose to play the fool
Putting my heart out to get slammed by you
I never doubted the hurt you could do
But I'd not give up the chance to love you
Ahh, fool

You always said
To trust your heart's mine only
But all your boys
So desperate and lonely
Someone always on deck if I struck out

Now I miss
The fragile warmth you gave me
Love replaced
By impending winter's graying
I really thought that we could make it work out

Chorus:
I won't deny I chose to play the fool
Putting my heart out to get slammed by you
I never doubted the hurt you could do
But I'd not give up the chance to love you
Ahh, fool

--Peter Johnson
November 16, 2004
(Inspired by "Fool" by Shakira)